Taylor Hall and the Edmonton Oilers have resumed preliminary talks on a new contract, according to TSN's Ryan Rishaug.

Hall is entering the final year of his entry-level deal with the team and will carry a cap hit of $3.75 million in 2012-13.

Hall, a 20-year-old left winger, had 27 goals and 26 assists in 61 games last season. He had shoulder surgery at season's end and expects to be ready for the 2012-13 opener.

Hall is part of a young core of forwards that seeks lead the Oilers back to the playoffs. In addition to Hall, the first pick of the 2010 NHL Draft, the Oilers have Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NHL Draft), Nail Yakupov (the No. 1 pick in the 2012 NHL Draft) and Jordan Eberle, an All-Star last season who was a 2008 first-round pick.